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Gender pay gap for non-executive directors reaches historic low - report

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 14 Jul 2026, 7:39pm
(Photo / Getty)
(Photo / Getty)

Strategic Pay’s latest Directors’ Fees Survey shows the non-executive director pay gap has narrowed to just 0.5 percent.

The findings highlight a significant narrowing of the gender pay gap across New Zealand boardrooms - with women earning 5.9 percent less than their male counterparts in 2025.

Strategic Pay managing director Cathy Hendry says growth in the public sector has helped move this change. 

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